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20th century warfare revealed many changes, from the first tanks and machine guns in World War I to the guided missiles and drones of the modern era of warfare. World War II introduced a major change in warfare, with the first atomic bombs. There was nothing comparable to the atomic bombs that the United States dropped on Japan to force it to surrender instead of extending the war. The United States went ahead and dropped both bombs, one on Hiroshima and the other on Nagasaki. Was it necessary to eliminate any of them? Were atomic bombs the only solution to stop the war? Could there have been other solutions? Both atomic bombs were needed to stop any further possibility of hostilities. These hostilities came in the form of landings on the Japanese islands, a possible Anglo-Soviet war for Far Eastern interests. Its main purpose was to prevent Japan from reacting by implementing the plan to defend the home islands. The fear caused by the sheer power of these bombs defused any further use of these weapons after the war. First, the defense of the Japanese islands would have been extremely costly for both the Americans and the Japanese due to the number of civilians who would have been captured. between the two colliding forces on the main island were huge, underlining that the cities of Tokyo and Kyoto were the main targets for the Allies. Furthermore, what would make the Japanese defense plan more costly were the Japanese soldiers, approximately two million strong, who were desperate and fanatical to defend their home at all costs. All these factors made the atomic bomb the legitimate solution to bring the Japanese to the table to sign the terms established by the Western Allies' unconditional surrender. Another reason that made the atomic bomb the... middle of paper ......or the cost that saved the lives of countless other people who could have died due to further hostilities. Work cited:1. "The decision to drop the bomb." The decision to drop the bomb [ushistory.org]. Independence Hall Association of Philadelphia, n.d. Web. November 18, 2013. .2. Leckie, Robert. "131. Hiroshima." Free from Evil: The World War II Saga. New York: Harper & Row, 1987. 938-42. Print.3. Leckie, Robert. "132. Nagasaki and the Surrender of Japan." Free from Evil: The World War II Saga. New York: Harper & Row, 1987. 942-946. Print.4. Shalett, S.. Np. Network. 24 November 2013. .5. Weinberg, Gerhard L. "Plans for the Defeat and Defense of Japan." A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge [England: Cambridge UP, 1994. 871. Print.